List of Birds of Malawi

List Of Birds Of Malawi

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Malawi. The avifauna of Malawi includes a total of 650 species, of which 1 has been introduced by humans, and 31 are rare or accidental. 10 species are globally threatened. Several subspecies of bird are endemic to Malawi. One of these, the Yellow-throated Apalis, is treated as a full endemic species by some authors. Several species such as the Thyolo Alethe are near-endemic to Malawi with only a restricted range outside the country.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Malawi.

The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring, native species.

• (A) Accidental: A rarely-occurring species with no more than about five records in Malawi.
• (I) Introduced: A species introduced to Malawi as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
• (Ex) Extirpated: A species that no longer occurs in Malawi although populations exist elsewhere.